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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IBERIA PARISH·NCES 220072001925
Daspit Road Elementary School
1103 Daspit Road, New Iberia, LA 70563 · (337) 364-2371 · Iberia Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
394 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 15% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
33.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -19.0pp since 2022
Math
45.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 19 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 33.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Daspit Road Elementary School
Daspit Road Elementary School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daspit Road Elementary School this school | 503 | 78.3% | 36.0% |
| J.B. Nachman Elementary School Alexandria | 546 | 75.8% | 49.7% |
| Oakshire Elementary School Houma | 576 | 72.9% | 41.7% |
| Caneview Elementary School New Iberia | 509 | 74.7% | 42.8% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Alexandria | 576 | 84.5% | 33.8% |
| Vidalia Upper Elementary School Vidalia | 316 | 75.0% | 38.3% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Daspit Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Iberia Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #263 of 583 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #172 of 582 ▲ 16 | #5 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #378 of 587 ▼ 38 | #7 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #76 of 540 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #253 of 714 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #605 of 655 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #71 of 655 | #4 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #304 of 705 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #94 of 197 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
503
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 503 | 29.6 | 17.0:1 | 78% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 31.3 | 15.7:1 | 67% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 73% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 52% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 23.2 | 19.3:1 | 54% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 45% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 62% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 37% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 31 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daspit Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (448 to 503); teachers up 27% (23.2 to 29.6).
About Daspit Road Elementary School
Daspit Road Elementary School is one of the public schools in New Iberia, Louisiana. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 503 students covers pre-K through 6.
Iberia Parish is responsible for 23 schools, Daspit Road Elementary School included, with 11,037 students in all.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Daspit Road Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 46%. Next come 34% Black, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 57% White among all Iberia Parish residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.0:1. That is 3.0 students per teacher above the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 78%.
allk12 grades Daspit Road Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Daspit Road Elementary School is 8.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 36.0%. Predicted: 27.9%.
Among Iberia Parish residents, the median household income is $56,961, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Daspit Road Elementary School is one of 21 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is North Lewis Elementary School, at about 1.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Daspit Road Elementary School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when Daspit Road Elementary School had 473 students, to 2024-25, when it had 503. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.0:1, from 18.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Daspit Road Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Iberia Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,599
Census ACS
Median income
$56,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,111 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iberia Parish
- New Iberia Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Westgate High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Loreauville Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Loreauville High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Caneview Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- North Lewis Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in New Iberia
- New Iberia Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Westgate High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Caneview Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- North Lewis Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Jefferson Island Road ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
Nearby schools
- North Lewis Elementary School1.5 mi · 488
- Anderson Middle School2.1 mi · 320
- Johnston Hopkins Elementary School2.2 mi · 350
- Pesson Addition Elementary School2.3 mi · 427
- Park Elementary School2.5 mi · 440
- Center Street Elementary School3.0 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Daspit Road Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Daspit Road Elementary School?
Daspit Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Daspit Road Elementary School serve?
Daspit Road Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Daspit Road Elementary School have?
Daspit Road Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Daspit Road Elementary School?
Student demographics at Daspit Road Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 4% Hispanic, 34% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Daspit Road Elementary School in?
Daspit Road Elementary School is part of Iberia Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.